An Ottawa County man helped save another person from a house fire Saturday night. The fire happened in the 9000 block of Four Winds Lane in Olive Township. A neighbor noticed smoke coming from the home of Scott Pierce, 42. When they couldn't make contact, Kevin Lothschutz went into the burning building - and, with the help of friends, saved Pierce from the fire. Pierce was hospitalized in critical condition because of burns and smoke inhalation. Lothschutz suffered minor injuries.

Authorities in suburban Detroit are searching for a man who is charged with sexually assaulting an 11-year-old girl, who became pregnant and recently gave birth. Trevaun Brooks of Mount Clemens is charged with two counts of criminal sexual conduct. Macomb County Sheriff Anthony Wickersham said this morning that Brooks was supposed to talk to investigators this week but did not appear. The 28-year-old knew the girl's mother and had lived with them. The girl now is 12.

The Michigan State Police will be dedicating traffic patrols during the Labor Day holiday weekend, starting 6 p.m. Friday, as part of a nationwide safety initiative. Operation C.A.R.E. (Combined Accident Reduction Effort) is designed to improve traffic safety during heavily traveled holidays.

Three people were sent to a Grand Rapids hospital after the golf cart they were riding was struck by a car Thursday afternoon. Sgt. Steve Austin of the Ottawa County Sheriff's Department said the incident occurred at 1 p.m. at the intersection of Baldwin Street and Bluebird in Georgetown Township. According to Austin, 33-year-old Stacy West of Jenison was driving the 2009 golf cart east on Baldwin Street, and attempted to turn left onto Bluebird when she was struck by a 2003 Nissan driven by Kathryn Dorsey, 28, of Grand Rapids. Dorsey was driving west on Baldwin.